November 12, 2020
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Deacon Connell, of St. Anna Church, dies November 3
Published November 13, 2020
Deacon Jerry Connell of St. Anna Church died peacefully on Nov. 3 at his home in Monroe. He was 85 years old.
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Bill Shlesinger, father of Bishop Shlesinger, dies October 25
Published November 13, 2020
Bernard Edward (Bill) Shlesinger Jr. of Mount Vernon, Virginia, the father of Bishop Shlesinger of Atlanta, died on Oct. 25. He was 96 years old.
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Why grace is revealed in gratitude
By ANDY OTTO, Commentary
Published November 13, 2020Sometimes we treat saying “thank you” as just a social norm, but it’s so much more. Recently, there has been an explosion of gratitude apps and journals—ways to help people be more intentionally aware of the blessedness in their lives. This is tapping into something Christianity has always had at its heart.
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When the world spins into a new disaster
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published November 13, 2020It’s hard to read the headlines these days. In Portland, a Catholic church was recently vandalized by street mobs running amuck. The parish, St. Andre Bessette, has a large program to help homeless people, which came to a halt due to the damage.
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Supreme Court seems ready to let Affordable Care Act stand
Published November 12, 2020
On Nov. 10, when the fate of the Affordable Care Act faced the Supreme Court for the third time since it was signed into law 10 years ago, the justices seemed willing to leave the bulk of the law intact even if they found one part of it to be unconstitutional.
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OSV presenting offertory stabilization program to parishes
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 12, 2020Leaders of the Archdiocese of Atlanta are encouraging parishes to begin an offertory recovery initiative from Our Sunday Visitor in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Central Night Shelter volunteers serve homeless amid pandemic
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 12, 2020The Central Night Shelter is facing its first full winter season in the pandemic. As temperatures dipped into the 30s in early November, volunteers on the ground floor of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception served scores of people who are homeless.
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Everyone has role in helping nation heal after divisive election, says Jesuit
By TOM TRACY, Catholic News Service
Published November 12, 2020While postelection tensions are exceptionally high, Americans are not as ultra-polarized as the media portrays and they have the tools to help restore personal perspective and improve engagement with divergent opinions.
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Catholic Foundation of North Georgia creates emergency response fund
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published November 12, 2020In order to help relieve some of the suffering, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia has created the Catholic Emergency Relief Fund.
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Harnessing the power of prayer at St. Jude the Apostle Church
By ERINA LAMBETH, Special to the Bulletin
Published November 12, 2020When the doors of St. Jude the Apostle closed due to the pandemic, Carol Wood heard God’s call and answered it. She and many faith-filled friends met in front of the church without fail for 212 days to pray the rosary.
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Parish Milestones: St. Patrick Church, Norcross, celebrates 50 years
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published November 12, 2020St. Patrick Church in Norcross, served by the Fransalians, marks its 50th anniversary this year and celebrated in a special way in August.
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COVID-19 cases at St. Pius X High School prompt return to virtual learning
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published November 12, 2020Administrators at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, the Office of Catholic Schools of the archdiocese and Archdiocesan Task Force on COVID-19, are monitoring an increasing number of positive cases of the coronavirus among members of the school community.
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Biden says once he’s in White House, he’ll ‘unify’ the nation
By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Published November 12, 2020President-elect Joe Biden told hundreds of supporters in Wilmington that he pledged “to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify” and “who doesn’t see red states and blue states–only the United States.”
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McCarrick report summary cites lack of serious investigations of rumors
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published November 11, 2020Although dogged for years by rumors of sexual impropriety, Theodore E. McCarrick was able to rise in the Catholic hierarchy based on personal contacts, protestations of innocence and a lack of church officials reporting and investigating accusations, according to the Vatican summary of its report on the matter.
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Archbishop Hartmayer’s statement on McCarrick report
Published November 10, 2020
Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv., offered a statement Nov. 10 upon release of the Vatican report on the investigation of now-disgraced former cardinal, Theodore McCarrick.